{"id":156048,"date":"2025-05-02T21:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=156048"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:13:45","slug":"failed-cryptos-flood-the-market-as-speculation-and-fear-take-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/failed-cryptos-flood-the-market-as-speculation-and-fear-take-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Failed Cryptos Flood the Market as Speculation and Fear Take Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And 2025 isn\u2019t slowing down: the first quarter alone has seen over 1.8 million new casualties, nearly topping all of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The flood of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/research\/publications\/how-many-cryptocurrencies-failed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">worthless tokens<\/a> <\/strong>is being fueled by a mix of economic anxiety, impulsive retail speculation, and the meme coin gold rush.<\/p>\n<p>New platforms like pump.fun have made token creation nearly effortless, resulting in an avalanche of one-and-done projects with no roadmap or real intent to last. Binance estimates that nearly all meme coins\u2014about 97%\u2014end up dead shortly after launch.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/metaplanet-launches-u-s-arm-in-florida-to-expand-bitcoin-strategy\/\" title=\"Metaplanet Launches U.S. Arm in Florida to Expand Bitcoin Strategy\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/metaplanet-1-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Metaplanet Launches U.S. Arm in Florida to Expand Bitcoin Strategy<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Geopolitical instability and fears surrounding Trump\u2019s return to office have also spooked the market. With inflation back in the spotlight, investors are shedding high-risk assets in favor of safer havens like gold\u2014leaving even Bitcoin\u2019s role as digital gold up for debate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the surge in failures, the sheer number of new projects keeps rising. The space has ballooned from 428,000 listings in 2021 to nearly 7 million in 2025. But as nearly half of all coin deaths this decade have occurred just this year, the question now is: how much of this is innovation\u2014and how much is noise?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crypto graveyard is growing fast. 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